James Vallely Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for three Producers Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television for "Arrested Development" in 2006, 2007, and 2014
• Won a Writers Guild of America Award for Episodic Comedy for "Arrested Development" in 2005 and was nominated for two others in 2006 and 2007
• Was nominated for a BET Comedy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for "My Wife and Kids" in 2005
• Began his Hollywood career as the writer of the American version of the film "B․C․ Rock" in 1980 and also voiced the character Stewie Babcock
• Started out as a stand-up comedian in New York with a college classmate named Jonathan Schmock, with the duo calling themselves "The Funnyboys․"
• Was a writer, story editor, and producer on the classic TV series "The Golden Girls" in the early 1990s
• Quote: "Being snobby about comedy is as stupid as being snobby about gourmet food, or fancy wines․ There are a million different reasons things are funny․ At the end of the day, you just have to keep writing until a lot of people laugh at the same time․"
• Best known as the executive producer of "Arrested Development," "My Wife and Kids," and "Brotherly Love․"